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ASU Baseball: Sun Devils top Dixie State 17-8 behind five home runs

by Nikash Nath - February 20, 2022February 20, 2022

(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) TEMPE – After a frustrating 7-6 loss in extra innings on Saturday, Arizona State Baseball looked to rebound in its rubber match against Dixie State on Sunday afternoon. The Sun Devils opened the floodgates on Dixie State in the series finale, only failing to score in three innings as

ASU Baseball: Self-inflicted errors lead to loss to Dixie State 7-6 in extras

by Tanner Tortorella - February 19, 2022February 19, 2022

(Photo: Joey Phliska/WCSN) It was the top of the tenth inning with a runner on third base in a 6-6 ball game. Dixie State tried to bunt its runner home. Arizona State Baseball junior right-handed pitcher Dom Cacchione ran up to field the ball, but slipped as he made contact with it

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils open 2022 with 3-1 win over Dixie State

by Cole Bradley - February 18, 2022February 20, 2022

(Photo: Paige Cook/WCSN) TEMPE – The beginning of Arizona State Baseball head coach Willie Bloomquist’s tenure wasn’t the only debut on Friday night. Graduate first baseman Conor Davis made his first start in an ASU uniform after missing all of 2021 due to a torn ACL. In his first at-bat in nearly

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils open new era in 2022 against Dixie State

by Tanner Tortorella - February 18, 2022February 18, 2022

(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) The Willie Bloomquist era for Arizona State Baseball begins on Friday at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. After fall ball and grinding through spring camp, ASU has arrived at the beginning of its season ready to answer the question of what should come of the 2022 season. “[The players] have put

ASU Baseball: Inside the Sun Devils’ 2022 depth chart

by Cole Bradley - February 17, 2022February 17, 2022

(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball is one day away from the beginning of the highly anticipated Willie Bloomquist-era. On Friday, the Sun Devils will open up at home against the Dixie State Trailblazers at 6:30 p.m. MST at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Outside of the well-documented coaching changes, ASU looks slightly different

ASU Baseball: Bloomquist, Buck talk tall task of giving the program back

by Nikash Nath - February 2, 2022February 3, 2022

(Photo: Bobby Kraus/WCSN) After a trip to the Austin Regionals of the NCAA Tournament in 2021, Arizona State Baseball fell at the hand of Texas and Fairfield. As a result, the Sun Devils enter 2022 under a new regime, led by former ASU infielder Willie Bloomquist, who enters his first season

ASU Baseball: Despite roles up for grabs, Peraza has pitchers bought in

by Cole Bradley - February 1, 2022

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) When Arizona State Baseball players and fellow staff talk about new pitching coach Sam Peraza, they seem to have nothing but good things to say. Ahead of the Sun Devils' 2022 campaign – which is perhaps one of the most anticipated in program history – ASU faces a slew

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils’ 2022 schedule released

by Jonah Krell - December 14, 2021December 14, 2021

(Photo: Rebecca Striffler/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball's schedule for the upcoming 2022 season was released last week by head coach Willie Bloomquist and the Pac-12 Conference. The Sun Devils – with injuries and youth being major factors – finished 2021 with a 33-22 record and did not advance past the Austin Regional of

ASU Baseball: New hitting coach Bill Mueller to leave Sun Devils for MLB

by Cole Bradley - December 2, 2021December 2, 2021

(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Bill Mueller, Arizona State Baseball’s new volunteer hitting coach, is expected to join MLB's Washington Nationals as a hitting coach according to a report from Sun Devil Source. Mueller was brought in this offseason upon the hiring of head coach Willie Bloomquist along with new pitching coach Sam Peraza

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils confident in experience on the mound

by Cole Bradley - October 25, 2021October 25, 2021

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Last season, the underlying theme with Arizona State Baseball's roster was youth. The Sun Devils boasted one of the youngest lineups in the nation, with 24 freshmen scattered throughout. This fall and incoming spring provides a much different narrative, particularly within the pitching staff. Under an entirely new coaching staff,